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74% Tomatometer 69 Reviews. Fresh audience score. 77% Audience Score 250,000+ Ratings. Baz Luhrmann helped adapt this classic Shakespearean romantic tragedy for the screen, updating the setting...
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5 days ago · Yet this “Romeo and Juliet,” directed by Jamie Lloyd (“Sunset Boulevard,” “The Effect”) and running at the Duke of York’s Theater through Aug. 3, is no straightforward crowd-pleaser ...
Jun 16, 2023 · Critic’s Pick. Review: In London, a ‘Romeo and Juliet’ That Feels Startlingly New. Toheeb Jimoh, Emmy-nominated for “Ted Lasso,” takes on Romeo in a riveting production from the British...
William Shakespeare. 3.74. 2,621,806 ratings32,327 reviews. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare creates a violent world, in which two young people fall in love. It is not simply that their families disapprove; the Montagues and the Capulets are engaged in a blood feud.
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It is not as straightforward to show characters in a play. Often the actors themselves help bring a text to life. However, having done some amateur theatre what I can say categorically is that with a dull script the talent of the actors is irrelevant. That is not an issue here. There is a range of characters and they all feel distinct from one anot...
It is well known that Shakespeare borrowed plot ideas liberally from ancient Greek plays. However, with Romeo and Juliet, he broke new ground. Of course, it wasn’t the first tragedy but it was the first to use love as the hero’s fatal flaw. Up until this point, of course, we had seen love in plays but usually in comedy. It was considered not seriou...
There is no doubt that Shakespeare was a master of his craft. So much of what he has written has shaped and bled into modern society. What he always did beautifully is use speech patterns to denote class or changes in status. Or in the case of Rome and Juliet to signify love. You know how they say when people are in love they “complete one another”...
It might not be the literary critic’s favorite. That honor seems to lie with Hamlet but can you really argue with the lasting appeal of Romeo and Juliet? Here is a play that is still discussed and performed more than 400 years after it was written in an era where the language has developed so much that people struggle to understand everything which...
This is a slightly more complex question to answer than you might expect. Yes, Shakespeare was a phenomenal writer but he was not an author. You can read his works and get enjoyment from them but truly to see them brought to life I’d recommend going to the theatre and seeing them performed and if you can’t bring yourself to do that watch one of the...
A positive review of Shakespeare's classic tragedy, praising its characterization, plot, language and lasting appeal. The reviewer recommends reading the play and watching adaptations, but warns of some challenges in understanding the language.
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Apr 22, 2021 · Josh O’Connor and Jessie Buckley as the title characters in “Romeo and Juliet,” a National Theater production that was retooled for television because of the pandemic shutdown. Rob Youngson...
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Nov 24, 2020 · The tale of Romeo and Juliet—feuding families, star-crossed lovers, the whole thing—is ubiquitous, and from its very first frame, Luhrmann’s “Romeo + Juliet” works to undermine what viewers might already associate with it.
